But the NLS has multiple classes, from low-powered entries similar to the Golf GTI I used to race all the way up to GT3s, plus an exhibition class called SPX for stuff that doesn’t quite fit in elsewhere. It’s this latter class that the M3 Touring 24H will enter, being driven by Jens Klingmann, Ugo ..
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As the i3 will be the second EV to use the platform, we already know some of the technical details, such as BMW’s 6th-generation powertrain. At the core of the car is its 800 V battery pack, which uses new cylindrical cells that are 20 percent more energy-dense by volume than the prismatic cells you’d ..
I’m less enamored with the column-mounted, twisty nub gearshift that we’ve seen in other Kias, including the EV9. Yes, it frees up console space, but it’s a little awkward to use, and I found myself bumping it with my leg from time to time. I am 6-foot 4-inches (2 m) tall, though, so your mileage ..
Before the cup car, some warmup in a GT3. Credit: Tim Stevens Before the cup car, some warmup in a GT3. Credit: Tim Stevens The car I drove had a dual-clutch transmission, which meant I could just relax and let the car do the shifting while I figured out which way to go. Though I ..
Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars in China, and the more traditional racetrack environment played better to the strengths of their hybrid power units, with enough ..
Offered through 1996, this generation also marked the end of an experiment. Four-wheel steering, once the Prelude’s technological calling card, unceremoniously disappeared. It’s an omen of what is to come. A final shot over the bow When the fifth-generation Prelude arrived for 1997, its styling felt like a compromise between eras, a return to Honda’s ..
According to Leapenergy, however, 800 V prices are coming down. Today, an 800 V platform costs an additional $1,180, but this is projected to fall to $420 by 2028. Where’s the industry headed? Industry forecasts suggest that 800 V architectures will initially remain concentrated in higher-end EVs before gradually filtering downmarket. Some analysts estimate that ..
Targeting the likes of Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz marks the expansion of BYD’s offerings from the mass market to the high end. The Chinese group started the Denza joint venture with Mercedes-Benz in 2010 and took full control in 2024. BYD’s sales in the UK and Europe more than tripled last year to nearly 190,000 ..
Lucid’s entry into the highly competitive, high-volume midsize SUV market will be key to achieving profitability, the company told investors today. And it’s going to do that with a trio of electric SUVs that will use its new midsize EV platform, which it says has been engineered to deliver a starting price below $50,000. “Today, ..
Between the antics particular to a certain car company and the industrial chaos that was set off by COVID (then compounded by the invasion of Ukraine) it’s easy to have become cynical about things like timelines. And yet, when Rivian showed off a midsize electric vehicle in 2024 and said it would go on sale ..